The First Time

Made in Poland Festival

The First Time

Made in Poland Festival

Produced in 2010
Written by Michal Walczak
Directed by Marcy Arlin
Made in Poland Festival, presented by the Polish Cultural Institute and 59E59 Theatre.
directors: Marcy Arlin and Piotr Kruczynski

The Sandbox

Made in Poland Festival

Produced in 2010
Written by Michal Walczak
Directed by Piotr Kruczynski
Part of Made in Poland Festival co presented with the Polish Cultural Institute and 59E59 Theatres.

Marko the Prince

Produced in 2008
Written by Jovanka Bach
Directed by Marcy Arlin
Obie Award winning Immigrants' Theatre Project in collaboration with John Stark Productions presents the New York Premiere of Jovanka Bachs MARKO THE PRINCE. The play is part of The Balkan Trilogy, three plays by Bach about Yugoslavians and Serbian-Americans during the rise and fall of Yugoslavia under Tito and the Communists. The trilogy was nominated for a PEN West Award. Directed by Marcy Arlin, previews begin June 20 at Barrow Group Theater with opening set for Thursday, June 26.

MARKO THE PRINCE is set in Sabor, a village on the border of Bosnia and Serbia, at the start

the 90s Balkan War. Michael, a first-generation American, returns to Sabor to bury his mother in

the village of her birth. Michaels plans are derailed when he discovers smoldering religious and ethnic resentments surrounding the ownership of Sabors tiny village cemetery. Gossip,

Progress

Produced in 2006
Written by Matei Visniec
Directed by Marcy Arlin
Romanian/French writer Matei Visniec's PROGRESS explores the aftermath of the 1990s civil war in Balkans, as seen through the return of one refugee family to their ruined home, and their struggle to recover their lives. As in Berman's play, a society where no old laws seem to apply becomes the crucible for attempts to reclaim or create a new identity and sense of belonging. A repertory cast performs these "bare-bones" productions, with original music.
REVIEW: NYTHEATRE.COM - Heresy/Progress

Heresy

Produced in 2006
Written by Sabina Berman
Directed by Marcy Arlin
HERESY is about the activity of the Inquisition in 16th century Mexico and its influence on a wealthy "converso" Jewish family (who lived as Christians) who were among the first Conquistadors. In an modern updating of the style of Spanish classical tragedy, but based on period accounts, Mexican playwright Sabina Berman explores what happened when "hidden Jews" had the opportunity in the New World to try on their true identities.
REVIEW: NYTHEATRE.COM - Heresy/Progress

Name Day

Little Pitfall

pasticka

Produced in 2004
Written by Marketa Blahova
Directed by Marcy Arlin
Little Pitfall [pasticka] by Marke´ta Bla´hova was written specifically for J. A. Piti´nsky´ one of the most innovative contemporary Czech directors. Originally produced in 1999 at the DISK Theater in Prague's Theater Academy, the play was awarded the Alfre´d Radok Prize in 1996. One of only a few Czech women Playwrights to have come of age after the so-called Velvet Revolution, Marke´ta Bla´hova writes about dysfunctional families in the new Czech democracy. The rivalries and jealousies of two sisters, their younger selves, their father, and a forest ranger are played out in a mythical Czech forest. This "ballad from the woods" is inspired by the fairytale "Little Red Riding Hood." According to one psychoanalytic opinion, the play can be compared to "the scream of a wild cat that has been homeless for a long time." The author herself calls it's style grotesque.

Cracking Mud is Pinching Me

Produced in 2002
Written by Haya Husseini
Directed by Marcy Arlin
Three generations of Jordanian Palestinian women talk about like, love, men, and faith on a visit to a dead Sea spa. Comedy by an award-winning Australian playwright.

Progress

Produced in 2006
Written by Matei Visniec
Directed by Marcy Arlin
Romanian/French writer Matei Visniec's PROGRESS explores the aftermath of the 1990s civil war in Balkans, as seen through the return of one refugee family to their ruined home, and their struggle to recover their lives. As in Berman's play, a society where no old laws seem to apply becomes the crucible for attempts to reclaim or create a new identity and sense of belonging. A repertory cast performs these "bare-bones" productions, with original music.
REVIEW: NYTHEATRE.COM - Heresy/Progress

Heresy

Produced in 2006
Written by Sabina Berman
Directed by Marcy Arlin
HERESY is about the activity of the Inquisition in 16th century Mexico and its influence on a wealthy "converso" Jewish family (who lived as Christians) who were among the first Conquistadors. In an modern updating of the style of Spanish classical tragedy, but based on period accounts, Mexican playwright Sabina Berman explores what happened when "hidden Jews" had the opportunity in the New World to try on their true identities.
REVIEW: NYTHEATRE.COM - Heresy/Progress

New Immigrant Theatre Festival
Unexpected Journeys

Plays by women who have been influenced or grown up in Muslim cultures. The common thread in their examination, with drama, music, and humor, of the changing roles of women in their culture, in places such as Armenia, Australia, Egypt, Nigeria, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Cracking Mud is Pinching Me

Produced in 2002
Written by Haya Husseini
Directed by Marcy Arlin
Three generations of Jordanian Palestinian women talk about like, love, men, and faith on a visit to a dead Sea spa. Comedy by an award-winning Australian playwright.